Endo Meeting in Lebanon

Thanks to the Lebanese Society of Endodontology for the invitation to participate in the International Endo Meeting in Beirut (Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace, March 2023) to discuss some aspects related to the influence of the root canal anatomy on endodontic procedures

Endo Meeting in Israel

Thanks to The Israeli Endodontic (האיגוד הישראלי לאנדודונטיה - טיפולי) in the name of its president Dr Joe Ben Itzhak for the opportunity to participate in such a prestigious international endo meeting (Tel Aviv 12/01/2023) and also the opportunity to lecture about applications of micro-CT in endodontic research for some students and professors of the Dental School at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv). 

Thanks to Dr Joe Ben Itshak and Dr Michael Solomonov for the invitation.

One of the places that I've always dreamt about to go in this lifetime is Israel. And this will happen soon thanks to Dr Joe Ben Itzhak and all members of the Israel Endodontic Society. Thanks a lot for the invitation.

Three-rooted maxillary premolar

 A new publication in the IEJ about root canal preparation of three-rooted maxillary premolars

Original link to the article

Click here to read the article in full

Maxillary First Molar - Deep Split

 A deep split of the mesiobuccal root canal in a maxillary first molar

A technical challenge for any endodontist!

Detail of the palatal canal with an apical curvature towards buccal

Maxillary First Molar - Type II Configuration

The most common root canal system configuration of a maxillary first molar: 1 palatal, 1 distobuccal and 2 mesiobuccal (MB1 and MB2 canals with Vertucci's Type II configuration root canals. Photorealistic texture of a 3D model acquired using micro-CT technology and performed with advanced computational tools.

ESE Meeting in Budapest

European Society of Endodontology
https://esebiennialcongress.com/
Congress Course
Day: Thursday, 8th September 2022 (09h45-10h30) Hall 2
The skill of translating knowledge of canal anatomy into daily practice

European Society of Endodontology
https://esebiennialcongress.com/
Pre-Congress Course
Day: Wednesday, 7th September 2022 (14h00-17h00)
PCC4 - Morphometric analysis of the root canal system using micro-CT: a practical approach on how to perform measurements

The Worldwide Studies

The Worldwide Studies

The Worldwide Studies are an ongoing project under the supervision of Dr Jorge Martins (Portugal) on the evaluation of root canal anatomy using CBCT technology. It counts with the collaboration of researchers and clinicians from several countries with the aim to unveil the anatomical variations and the most prevalent canal configurations of thousands of teeth according to gender, geographic location and ethnic group. Right now there are 4 published studies and I had the opportunity to work in some of them. In 2022, a new phase from this project has started with the aim to publish at least 3 additional papers with the collaboration of people from 49 countries! A great achievement for our specialty. You can read the already published studies by clicking on the images below:

1. Worldwide Prevalence of Mandibular Second Molar C-Shaped Morphologies Evaluated by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

2. Worldwide Assessment of the Mandibular First Molar Second Distal Root and Root Canal: A Cross-sectional Study with Meta-analysis

3. Worldwide Prevalence of a Lingual Canal in Mandibular Premolars: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study with Meta-analysis

4. Worldwide Analyses of Maxillary First Molar Second Mesiobuccal Prevalence: A Multicenter Cone-beam Computed Tomographic Study